PhDr. Martin Kuna
He is specialized in archaeological theory, settlement and landscape archaeology, field survey, sites and monument records, GIS, Bronze Age. Before: SM Roztoky (1979); ArÚ Praha (1980-1985); OM Brandýs n.L. (1986-1990).
  Projekty:
  • The Cultural Triangle Project, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka (1984, UNESCO), consultant.
  • Archaeological database of Bohemia (1991 onwards), director, author of the system (internal)./Long-term projects of the department including computerization of field reports archive since 1991 together with , R. Křivánek, D. Křivánková, L. Haišmanová./
  • Prehistoric settlement patterns of Bohemia (1997 onwards), participant.
  • Ancient Landscape Reconstruction in Bohemia project. Common project with University in Sheffield (M. Zvelebil). (1991-1995, Krajina a sídla, AVČR A90252)./General trends in the settlement development, structure of the settlement areas, and changes in landscape were part of the project. One aim was the development of survey methods, definition of main factors of formation and transformation of surface finds. Two transects were surveyed in the continuously settled landscape of middle and northwestern Bohemia./
  • Structure and dynamics of prehistoric settlement (1996-1997, AVČR A9002603 ). /The project deals with the application of GIS to the prehistoric settlement structure, data from areas of Vinorsky and Mratincky brooches./
  • Archaeological database of Bohemia (internal).
  Selected pilot publications from recent years:
  • 1996: GIS v archeologickém výzkumu regionu: vývoj pravěké sídelní oblasti středních Čech - GIS in regional archaeological research: development of prehistoric settlement patterns in Central Bohemia, Archeologické rozhledy 48 [4], 580-604.
  • 1997: Geografický informační systém a výzkum pravěké sídelní struktury, in: Macháček, J. (ed.), Počítačová podpora v archeologii, Brno (MU), 173-194.
  • 1998: Keramika, povrchový sběr a kontinuita pravěké krajiny - Ceramics, surface survey and the continuity of prehistoric landscape, Archeologické rozhledy 50, 192-223.
  E-mail:
kuna@arup.cas.cz